| 单词 | stare down the barrel of something |
| 释义 | stare down the barrel ofsomethingto have aweaponaimeddirectlyat you: Heopenedthedoorandfoundhimselfstaringdown thebarrelofagun. He got out of thecar,lookeddown thebarrelof ariflepointingin hisface, and told thegunmantocalmdown. to befacingasituationthat isunpleasantordangerous: ThePresidentisunlikelytoactuntil he'sstaringdown thebarrelofagun. Variouscountriesarestaringdown thebarrelofrecession. Theteamislookingdown thebarreloftheirseventhstraightdefeat. In the past she had oftenstareddown thebarrelofdepression. Dangers and threats
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